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Topic: Halloween Candy Question. (Read 3234 times)

Tomorrow is our building's Halloween costume parade and ToT for children who live in the building and their friends.

Last year we bought a good supply of decent candy to hand out. We were going to fly to London a day or two after the event. Unfortunately, Sandy came in and we had to leave several days before the ToT.

We still have the candy from last year. I've tried it and it's still perfectly good. Would it be a problem to offer year old candy to children this year?

Candy doesn't really go "bad" as in causing one to get sick, it might just change texture. Seriously...have you eaten some of the children's candy offered and you are wondering about Ghirardelli? Where were you when I was a kid!!

Caramels that are so hard, the kids are likely to break teeth? Not a good idea. Ghirardelli chocolate, even year old Ghirardelli chocolate? I think you are fine. I'd sample a few more from various places in the package to ensure there is no bloom, though.

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After cleaning out my Dad's house, I have this advice: If you haven't used it in a year, throw it out!!!!.

Use the same rule of thumb that you would if donating to a food pantry - is this food something I would be willing to eat? from the sound of it, yes it is (though how do you keep chocolate in your house for a year without eating it?)

Some cheap chocolates can have maggots hatch in them after a year or so. I read about it on Consumerist, and then a few months later, it happened to me! Turned me off Hershey, so I stay with Cadbury, Ghirardelli, Lindt and Toblerone for my cheap chocolate needs.

I would go ahead with non-chocolate candy with caveats mentioned above (dry taffy).